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"1.) When AmericanGurl (#4) asked if he was a Doctor, he apparently Freep mailed her. ( #40) Thank you for your mail. I understand if you can't answer me back for professional reasons."

From post 17 of "BREAKING: Anthrax case possible in VIRGINIA"</>

To: all

I'm a doctor of medicine. Don't worry guys. The treatment for anthrax is well-established. These guys would have to genetically engineer the strain to defeat the newest antibiotics. I don't think they can do that. It's hard for our own biotech companies to do that. If you start freaking out, it will drive up the cost of the drugs. It's better to use these antibiotics judiciously. If you over use them, the germs themselves will become modified through the natural mutation process. It's better to NOT use the antibiotics unless you absolutely have to. OK?

17 Posted on 10/09/2001 00:32:17 PDT by bonesmccoy
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And in #39, "Just see your doctor if you get sick. No different than at any other time"

Now, to put it in perspective, from SD Health Alert Network - Inhalation Anthrax (10/9/2001):

SD Health Alert Network - Inhalation Anthrax
(10/9/2001)

Quick reference - Inhalation anthrax

Infective dose	Incubation period	Duration of illness	Symptoms	Mortality
				Untreated	Treated after symptom onset
8,000-50,000 spores	1-6 days (up to 60)	3-5 days		Cold symptoms, difficulty breathing, chest pains		~100%	~90%
Transmission	Isolation precautions for hospitalized		Persistence of organism	Patient decontamination
Aerosol. No person to person transmission	Standard		Soil ~40 years	Remove, bag & save clothing for law enforcement. Shower with soap and water

I'm a bit confused here. Don, have I done something wrong that my name keeps coming up your (and others) posts?

Thanks for the quote. Odd, bonesmccoy just didn't answer AG's question on the forum. Also, there is a bit of a discrepancy in the suggested timing of the treatment. Hope he's not practicing in my state.